Practice question
A valid information alleges a broad series of transactions but lacks material details needed to understand which acts the prosecution attributes to the accused. What is the pertinent pre-arraignment remedy for clarification?
- A demand that the judge secretly advise the prosecution.
- A motion for a bill of particulars identifying the missing details.
- An automatic guilty plea.
- A private alteration of the filed information.
- A demand that every witness be disqualified.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html — Rule 116 sections 9–10: bill of particulars and distinct material-evidence inspection procedure.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/feb2024/gr_258841_2024.html — Enrile v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. 258841, February 27, 2024, main opinion: ultimate-fact particulars, surprise and limits of evidentiary disclosure.
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